microcosm
Example Sentences
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The match-winning try scored by Italy utility back Leonardo Marin once again involved a line-break in the 10-metre channel - a microcosm of England's vulnerabilities out wide after being eviscerated there by Scotland and Ireland.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The breakdown of the Chopras serves as a microcosm for the decay of the state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
His corner, in the 52nd minute, was a microcosm of the day.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Tuliaupupu’s near-decade playing college sports is a microcosm of a growing trend in the amateur ranks, where athletes are staying in school longer to keep playing and competing as students.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
It might be thought that Copernicus was responsible for the destruction of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.